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Acknowledgments
The committee wishes first to acknowledge the early contribution of Trudy Bush, Ph.D.,
M.H.S., of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Bush's insights were greatly
appreciated but cut tragically short when she was suddenly deceased in early April of 2001. She
is and will continue to be sorely missed.
Many individuals assisted the committee with helpful advice and suggestions in the
preparation of this interim report, and any list runs the risk of unintentional omissions.
The committee particularly thanks two consultants, Sandra Berry, Director of the Survey
Research Group of RAND, and Dr. David Madigan, Professor of Statistics at Rutgers University.
Dr. John C. Bailar ITI, M.D., Ph.D, Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, provided
advice on multiple occasions.
The committee appreciates the support provided by the sponsor of the project, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the Department of Health and Human Services. Many
individuals from the CDC were most helpful, in particular the primary contact person, Randy
Louchart, as well as David Ashford, Ph.D.; Betsy Cadwell, M.S.P.H.; Jose F. Cordero, M.D.,
M.P.H.; Deborah Gust, Ph.D.; Laurie Kamimoto, Ph.D.; Stacy Martin; Michael M. McNeil,
M.D., M.P.H.; Gina Mootrey, D.O., M.P.H.; Nina Morano; Bradley Perkins, M.D.; Robert Pless,
M.D.; Conrad Quinn, Ph.D.; Benjamin Schwartz, M.D.; Kristine Sheedy, Ph.D.; Robert
Jacobson; and many others.
The committee greatly appreciated the helpful information provided by Col. Arthur M.
FriedIander, M.D., and LTC John D. Grabenstein, R.Ph., Ph.D., of the DoD; Vito Caserta, M.D.,
M.P.H., of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Health Resources and Services
Administration, DHHS; Mr. Brent Jaquet, of the Office of Congressman C.W. Bill Young; and
M. Miles Braun, M.D., M.P.H., Juli ClifforcI, and Karen Goldenthal, M.D., all of FDA.
The committee thanks members ofthe public who attended the April Id, 2001, joint
meeting with the Committee to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine and
acldressed the committees, inclucling Major (ret) Sonnie Bates; Capt. John Buck, M.D.; Col. (ret)
Redmond Handy; Major Jon F. Irelan; Technical Sergeant Jeffrey Moore; Ms. Nancy Rugo;
Master Sergeant (ret) Thomas Starkweather; Capt. Jean Tanner; and others who spoke that day.
At the institute of Medicine, the study director greatly appreciated the assistance of
Phillip Bailey, Sue Barron, Andrea Cohen, Lois Joellenbeck, Karen Kazmerzak, Linda Kilroy,
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CDC ANTHRAX VACCINE SAFETY & EFFICACY RESEARCH PROGRAM
Janice Mehier, Saira Moini, Jennifer Otten, Bronwyn Schrecker, Sally Stanfield, anc! Vance
Vines, among others. S. Renee Twombly helped in copy ecliting the report.
REVIEWERS
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse
perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC's
Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and
critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as
possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and
responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments anc} draft manuscript remain
confidential to protect the integrity of the cleliberative process. We wish to thank the following
individuals for their review of this report:
ANN M. ARVINE, Lucile Salter Packard Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Microbiology
and Immunology, Stanford University
WILLIAM DUMOUCHEL, Tuscon, Arizona
STANLEY FALKOW, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunolgy, Stanford,
University
DENISE L. FAUSTMAN, Director, Immunobiology Laboratory, Associate Professor of
Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital-East
MARY GRACE KOVAR, Research Vice-President, Epidemiology and Public Health, National
Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago
JOHN ROBBINS, Heart, Laboratory of Developmental and Molecular Immunity, National
Institute of Chilct Health & Human Development, NTH
PHILIP RUSSELL, Potomac, MD
Although the reviewers listed above have proviclec3 many constructive comments and
suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they
see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Dr.
F. Marc LaForce, Director, Basics Il. Arlington, VA, appointed by the Institute of Medicine anct
Dr. Gilbert S. Omenn, appointed by the NRC's Report Review Committee, who was responsible
for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance
with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered.
Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and
the institution.
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